Active NPI 1942331087 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Susan Jen Lee Char , MD

Surgery • San Francisco, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Susan Lee Char, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in San Francisco, CA. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Lee Char delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at UCSF DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY.

Dr. Lee Char is affiliated with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include x-ray of surgical specimen, established patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of breast. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

Ucsf Department Of Surgery
513 Parnassus Ave., Room S321

San Francisco, CA 941430001

Telephone 1415476129

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in San Francisco, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -3.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

207 Specialists

Practicing in San Francisco, CA (3346 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

19.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

78.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lee Char (20 Years) 20 Yrs

San Francisco Specialty Average (23.6 Years) 23.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	72	51	$48.00	$16.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	65	$379.00	$154.22
19301 Partial removal of breast	48	45	$3142.65	$539.39
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	46	43	$425.00	$108.23
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	38	33	$509.00	$215.01
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	37	37	$725.00	$259.94
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	31	30	$4107.00	$747.61
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	24	24	$2172.07	$275.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$576.00	$197.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$257.00	$109.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	75	65	$46.00	$17.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	62	$364.00	$153.41
19301 Partial removal of breast	61	59	$2957.46	$585.01
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	52	52	$697.00	$259.83
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$554.00	$192.43
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	31	31	$3949.00	$746.59
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	30	30	$2102.10	$285.62
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	29	26	$489.00	$213.68
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	21	21	$405.00	$107.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	14	$247.00	$109.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	82	$353.00	$150.98
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	54	49	$45.00	$17.40
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	51	51	$670.00	$257.59
19301 Partial removal of breast	47	45	$2729.73	$656.45
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	37	33	$475.00	$212.71
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	36	31	$398.46	$107.87
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	31	30	$1916.00	$254.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$538.00	$195.37
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	14	12	$3872.00	$706.19
19303 Total removal of breast	12	12	$5035.13	$1300.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	84	$343.00	$153.56
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	35	29	$398.61	$109.94
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	35	33	$41.00	$17.69
19301 Partial removal of breast	34	33	$2740.72	$516.93
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	33	33	$650.00	$260.20
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	31	26	$461.00	$214.32
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	25	25	$3794.56	$763.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	22	$233.00	$109.16
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	18	18	$1862.78	$258.94
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$344.00	$133.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$522.00	$197.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	70	56	$248.00	$88.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	60	$363.00	$128.97
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	46	43	$40.00	$18.09
19301 Partial removal of breast	44	43	$2762.39	$452.93
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	39	36	$3872.00	$731.18
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	29	26	$388.59	$108.82
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	28	28	$1916.00	$286.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$551.00	$193.72
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	21	21	$684.00	$241.13
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	14	$484.00	$174.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$364.00	$128.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	87	$248.00	$88.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	64	$363.00	$127.81
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	44	30	$386.34	$111.31
19301 Partial removal of breast	42	42	$2733.15	$547.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$551.00	$192.14
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	30	27	$40.00	$9.21
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	29	29	$1916.00	$264.67
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	27	27	$684.00	$240.29
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	25	24	$3872.00	$699.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$364.00	$128.15
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	16	16	$453.00	$149.07
76882 Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels	14	12	$126.00	$71.55
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$484.00	$171.67
19303 Total removal of breast	12	12	$4583.70	$1158.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	114	79	$242.00	$85.13
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	52	40	$373.00	$110.28
19301 Partial removal of breast	44	39	$2634.00	$707.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	31	$355.00	$126.26
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	29	29	$668.00	$237.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$538.00	$189.83
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	19	19	$1869.00	$243.21
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$356.00	$120.14
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$473.00	$169.02
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	11	11	$442.00	$146.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	67	$237.00	$84.37
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	37	31	$365.00	$108.66
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$526.00	$185.00
19301 Partial removal of breast	31	30	$2660.13	$723.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$348.00	$123.60
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	18	18	$653.00	$231.84
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	14	14	$1828.00	$253.93
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	11	$462.00	$164.91
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	12	12	$432.00	$143.56

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License CA A103548

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

45 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 941141019

Phone: 4155378600

Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

2351 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 941151931

Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

3838 California St, San Francisco, CA 941181506

Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

1580 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 941104423

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 21, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 21, 2013

Registered at UCSF DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, 513 PARNASSUS AVE., ROOM S321, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941430001 (Tel: 1415476129)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 21, 2013

Registered at UCSF DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, 513 PARNASSUS AVE., ROOM S321, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941430001

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 21, 2013

Recorded as SUSAN LEE CHAR, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 21, 2013

Surgery (License #A103548 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 08, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1942331087

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 08, 2007

Last Update: February 21, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Ucsf Department Of Surgery, 513 Parnassus Ave., Room S321

San Francisco, CA 941430001

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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